Then -- from Emanuel, Burke, big labor pour money into runoffs (April 1) Now -- from Stone, Lyle lose as Chicago City Council gets makeover (current) Then: Ald. Freddrenna Lyle, who has represented the South Side's 6th Ward for 13...

President Barack Obama delivered a pre-election bouquet to Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday, backing his friend's bid for a second term as he announced national monument status for the Pullman historic district, a key site in America's labor and civil...

If you took a helicopter ride across Chicago, you would see leafy parks and tree-lined streets. You would marvel at a sparkling Lake Michigan. You would admire the striking downtown architecture.
In certain neighborhoods on the West and South sides, you...

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Please tell us something about yourself that would surprise us.
That question has become something of a tradition here when the Editorial Board seeks out the views of candidates in each election cycle. We ask them what they think about the hot issues of the day.
The last question: Please tell us something about yourself that would surprise us.
They always surprise us.
We surveyed the candidates for mayor and the City Council this year. You can read all their answers at chicagotribune.com/...

When Mayor Rahm Emanuel picked Kurt Summers Jr. as city treasurer, he catapulted the little-known, 35-year-old, Harvard-educated investment banker into a prominent city post that could set him on a trajectory to one day run for higher office.
It was hardly happenstance. Despite some childhood challenges, Summers was raised by an extended family that kept him focused. His grandfather was close to Harold Washington, the city's first black mayor. And Summers has worked in high-level government jobs for...

As the Chicago City Council prepares to approve his latest budget Wednesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel repeatedly has reminded voters that he didn't raise city property taxes during his first four years in office.
But that doesn't mean homeowners haven't had to pay. Under Emanuel, vehicle stickers cost more. Cable TV and phone taxes went up. And water and sewer fees increased significantly.
Taken separately, the tax and fee hikes are less noticeable than a property tax increase that would have jumped out...

The latest entrant into the Chicago mayor's race said Tuesday that he hopes to knock off Rahm Emanuel by inheriting the momentum Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis had started to build before a sudden illness prevented her from running.
While Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia said he expects backing from a coalition of unions, none of those organizations committed to opening their checkbooks for the newly declared candidate Tuesday, instead sticking to public statements of...

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis' illness is serious enough for her to temporarily relinquish leadership of the union, officials said Thursday, but a lack of details on her condition makes it difficult to determine if her health will derail a much-anticipated challenge to Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
"I understand that many people in this room, and many people in this city, want to know about Karen Lewis' health status because they care about the mayoral election in this city," CTU Vice President...

Voter turnout for Chicago's aldermanic runoffs appeared to come in at less than 25 percent, though some wards on the North and Northwest Sides saw heavier turnout, officials say.
Complaints were also low, though a candidate in the 16th Ward was charged with misdemeanors after getting into an argument with election judges.
Police were called after a dispute between challenger Hal Baskin and election judges at about 3:30 p.m. at a polling place in the gym of the Nicholson School at 6066 S. Peoria St.,...